Year 7

Home Economics Program

2016

Irene McCormack Catholic College

Term: Cooking

Week / Learning Focus / Learning Activities
Lesson 1 / Practical
Lesson 2 / Assessment / Resource
1 / Introduction to safety and hygiene / Video: What not to do in the kitchen/health and safety
Dem: French Toast
Develop correct safety and hygiene rules for the class whilst watching dem.
Hand out booklets and complete:
Department Policy
Kitchen Clues
Washing Up
Personal Hygiene / French Toast
Collecting ingredients
Washing Up
Frying Pan use
Safety: Stove Top / Year 7 Booklet
Video:
What not to do in the kitchen/health and safety
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8IW5abQTg
2 / Knowing your kitchen
Measurement / Dem: Apple & cinnamon pikelets
Discuss correct measurement, collecting ingredients, frying pan use and stovetop safety during dem. Students can take notes in their booklets.
Booklet work:
Health, safety and hazards
Hand washing and hygiene
Spot the difference
Knife Safety Assessment / Apple & cinnamon Pikelets
Accurate Measurement
Frying Pan use
Safety: Stove Top / https://www.fuelyourfuture.com.au
Year 7 Booklet
3 / Knowing your kitchen
Safety & Hygiene
Following a recipe / Assessment 1 – Safety & Hygiene Pamphlet
Dem: Sausage Rolls
Discuss knife skills, precision, accuracy, using the oven and safety during the dem.
Booklet work:
Assessment 1- Safety & Hygiene pamphlet
Getting started in food technology
Optional:
Play the Keep it clean & safe game / Sausage Rolls
Precision/Accuracy
Oven- temperature control
Safety: Oven
Booklet:
Sensory Testing- Sausage Rolls / Working on Assessment 1 / Year 7 Booklet
Keep it clean & safe game:
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4 / Knowing your kitchen
Safety & Hygiene
Healthy food choices (eggs) / Dem: Aussie Omelette
Discuss knife skills, organisation skills, using the frying pan and eggs during the dem.
Booklet work:
Assessment 1 – Safety & Hygiene pamphlet
Using a Stove/Cooker
Game: Vegie Matchup / Aussie Omelette
Organisation Skills
Frying Pan use
Safety: Stove Top / Working on Assessment 1 / Year 7 Booklet
Vegie Matchup Game
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5 / Nutrition
Safety & Hygiene
Following a recipe / Dem: Stuffed Potatoes
Discuss the process of a marked practical. During the dem prompt students to discuss what would be marked during their prac. Discuss the nutritional benefits of this recipe paying attention to the vegetables.
Booklet:
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Healthy Food Acrostic
Game: Food Balance Game / Stuffed Potatoes
Assessment 2 – Marked Practical
Organisation/Time Management Skills
Oven use
Safety: Oven / Assessment 2
(20 Marks 15%) / Year 7 Booklet
Food Balance Game
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au
6 / Healthy Eating
Safety & hygiene / Dem: Pizza Muffins
Discuss the importance of chopping precisely. Discuss the health benefits of this recipe, paying attention to the vegetables. Verbally discuss how this recipe fits in to the Australian Guide To Healthy Eating.
Booklet:
Assessment 1 – Safety & Hygiene pamphlet
Measuring Tools
Measurement / Pizza Muffins
Assessment 1 Due
Before Prac
Accurate chopping
Oven use
Safety: Oven / Assessment 1 Due
(70 Marks 20%) / Year 7 Booklet
Australian Guide to Health Eating
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au
7 / Identifying healthy food choices / No dem
Watch: Johnny Junkfood Clickview
Booklet:
Students to complete Johnny Junkfood worksheets whilst watching clickview / Dem & prac: Pigs in fluffy blankets
Pastry
Oven use
Safety: Oven
Booklet:
Sensory Testing – Pigs in Blankets / Year 7 Booklet
Johnny Junkfood clickview and worksheet
8 / Healthy food choices / Dem: Bruschetta
Discuss the importance of chopping all ingredients precisely. Discuss how each component of this recipe fits into the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. Ensure students are prompted to use the correct terminology.
Booklet:
Bruschetta Work Sheet
A balanced diet? / Bruschetta
Knife Skills
Grilling
Safety: Grill / Year 7 Booklet
Australian Guide to Health Eating
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au
9 / Nutrition
Balanced Diet / Dem: Beef Stir Fry
Discuss the process of a marked practical. During the dem prompt students to discuss what would be marked during their prac. Discuss the nutritional benefits of this recipe paying attention to the vegetables.
Booklet:
Identify the cooking actions
How to dice vegetables / Beef Stir Fry
Assessment 3- Marked
Practical
Knife Skills
Using a Wok
Safety: Wok / Assessment 3
(20 Marks 15%) / Year 7 Booklet
10 / Measurement
Baking / Prac: Choc Custard Cookies
Spot Dem: Chopping chocolate chips and at other points of recipe where appropriate as this recipe will not have a dem
Accurate measuring
Consistency
Oven use
Safety: Oven / End of term Clean Up
Booklet:
Baking Crossword
Home Economics Word Sleuth
Game:
Be Sugar Savvy
Sugary Drinks / Year 7 Booklet
Game:
Be Sugar Savvy
Sugary Drinks
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